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Stateside Staff A quick internet search on pit bull dogs and attacks will reveal some pretty awful stories in Michigan. In July, for example, we heard about a 71-year-old Detroit woman killed by her own pit bull. That same month, a child in Washtenaw County was hospitalized after a pit bull attack. In response to such stories, many communities have passed or debated pit-bull bans. But according to Kristina Millman-Rinaldi, executive director of Detroit Dog Rescue, that approach is based on a popular misconception: that it's a dog's breed, and not its training, that determines how it will behave. Eighty percent of the dogs cared for at Detroit Dog Rescue are pit bulls, or pit bull mixes, Rinaldi said, and they’re "some of the greatest dogs" staffers work with. Part of the bias against pit bulls likely comes from sensationalism in the media, she said. You don't often hear about attacks by other breeds, even though they do happen. Rinaldi said any dog can attack, but most can be taught not to. "We standWhen it comes to pit bulls, training outweighs breedhttp://michiganradio.org/post/when-it-comes-pit-bulls-training-outweighs-breed
28580 as http://michiganradio.orgFri, 28 Oct 2016 22:56:47 +0000When it comes to pit bulls, training outweighs breedKate WellsDetroit Dog Rescue say it’s running the first-no kill shelter in the city. Executive director Kristina Rinaldi says between its shelter and foster programs, they can care for 40 to 60 dogs at a time. "There's too many dogs that need our help,” Rinaldi says. “And there's residents out there that need our help as well. “I mean, every day we get a call from a mother who can't get her child off of the school bus because there's a stray dog on her porch." Group no longer putting a number on Detroit’s strays Detroit Dog Rescue got some flack in recent years for overstating the number of stray dogs in the city. Founder Monica Martino – a TV producer by trade, who made a Discovery Channel series about stray dogs in Detroit – was quoted saying there were some 50,000 strays. News outlets tripped over themselves to describe Detroit’s stray dog problem in apocalyptic terms. Then a volunteer-driven survey found there were actually closer to 2,000 to 3,000 strays in the city. As Nancy Kaffer pointedState licenses no-kill shelter in Detroithttp://michiganradio.org/post/state-licenses-no-kill-shelter-detroit
22986 as http://michiganradio.orgTue, 28 Jul 2015 21:43:44 +0000State licenses no-kill shelter in DetroitAssociated PressDETROIT (AP) - Some Michigan Humane Society staffers will be spending the night in doghouses as part of an effort to raise awareness about the dangers of leaving pets outside in freezing temperatures. Members of the state Humane Society's cruelty investigation department and emergency rescue teams will be sleeping outside in the doghouses in Detroit for eight hours beginning Tuesday night and ending Wednesday morning.The MHS cruelty investigation and rescue department says it responds to thousands of calls each year about animals that have been abused or neglected or are sick or injured. Michigan Humane Society staff to sleep in doghouseshttp://michiganradio.org/post/michigan-humane-society-staff-sleep-doghouses
16469 as http://michiganradio.orgSun, 16 Feb 2014 18:38:04 +0000Michigan Humane Society staff to sleep in doghousesAs we continue our Seeking Change series, Michigan Radios Christina Shockley spoke with Daniel Hush Carlisle, co-founder of Detroit Dog Rescue (DDR). The former hip-hop artist and producer drives through the streets of Detroit looking for stray dogs, which are then vetted, housed, boarded, and fostered before beginning the adoption process. How do these dogs get into this situation? Carlisle told us: With the plight of whats going on in Detroit. This is something that has been happening over decades and I believe, in my honest opinion, that probably over 80 percent of these animals have been domesticated at one time and they just become victims of whats going on. A lot of these dogs are left on the streets they are kicked out of their homes. Carlisle said this has been an emotional rollercoaster. So whats the key to rescuing dogs? You have to have a passion for the animalsyou grow to like the personality of every dog. According to Carlisle, You have to almost become that dog and putRescuing dogs in Detroithttp://michiganradio.org/post/rescuing-dogs-detroit
6283 as http://michiganradio.orgMon, 20 Feb 2012 16:41:02 +0000Rescuing dogs in DetroitSarah CwiekThe Detroit Dog Rescue, an organization devoted to Detroits estimated 50,000 stray dogs got a huge boost to start the New Year. Detroit Dog Rescue received more than $1.5 million from an anonymous donor. Early this year, Detroit officials quashed an effort to make a TV documentary about the citys stray dog population. But out of that effort, the Detroit Dog Rescue was born. The group rescues abandoned dogs from the streets, then works to place them in permanent homes. They dont yet have a place to house the dogs they rescue, relying instead on a network of foster homes. So the group has been trying to raise money to build the citys first no-kill shelter. In a statement, Detroit Dog Rescue co-founder Monica Martino calls Detroits stray dog problem an epidemic and its Animal Control system broken. Martino says building a no-kill shelter is the first step toward fixing those systemic problems. Fellow co-founder Daniel Hush Carlisle, a Detroit hip-hop artist, adds that the DDR isDetroit dogs get a big gift to start the new yearhttp://michiganradio.org/post/detroit-dogs-get-big-gift-start-new-year
5595 as http://michiganradio.orgSat, 31 Dec 2011 07:08:48 +0000Detroit dogs get a big gift to start the new year